Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Southampton, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Southampton who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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